How to say "trillion" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 兆ちょうnumeralThe normal Japanese word for trillion, the number 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000). Use it for counting or stating very large quantities, as in national figures or sums of money in the trillions.
- nounA loanword glossed as trillion, but far less common than 兆 and seldom the word you want; 兆 is the natural choice for the number 10^12 in almost all contexts.
Use 兆, the ordinary term for the number 10^12; 「トリリオン」 is a less common loanword for the same figure that you will rarely need.
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